Shadow Shots: Tandem

Still pestering the hummingbirds. This time I was only after their shadows, though. Wish I could have captured several at once when they chased each other around, but they were too quick for me.

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Macro Monday: Hummmers

I blew most of my day today trying to find the right combination of settings that would give me tack-sharp, noise-free, magazine quality photos of birds. (It's an ongoing quest of mine.) I never found the magic recipe, but this one isn't too bad.

I know the National Geographic guys are using equipment that costs more than my house, but I still think my little Canon Rebel is capable of much better. I just can't seem to push the right buttons.

For more close-ups, join the fun over in Macro Monday at Lisa's Chaos.



 

Shadow Shots: Patterns in Black

It was too rainy today to put the cushions on the deck furniture, but the water that collected on the strapping made for an interesting study in texture.



In the half-light and on black, the rainwater looks more like molten metal, doesn't it?



Once the sun came out, the frame cast a complex network of shadows, too.

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